LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It was a record-setting day for Gianni Estrada as he led Greenville University to its seventh consecutive St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference men's cross country championship and the 19th in school history.

Estrada took home his third straight individual title, tying the conference record for consecutive titles, and becoming just the second runner in conference history to accomplish that feat.

Estrada, who had an offseason surgery, has been training for this moment since the summer and did not disappoint. Pulling away from the field with a steady pace he finished the 8K course in a time of 26:02, besting the closest runner by 27 seconds. Estrada was not the only Panther giving fans a show as they had the top four finishers in the race.

Kaleb Carlson had the best championship performance in his career, running a season-best time of 26:29 and taking second place.

Carlson was followed by Joe Gomez and and Jeremiah Perry, who finished just two seconds apart.

The final scoring Panther was Adam Wellen, finishing in 27:27 and sixth place overall.

With five runners in the top six the Panthers won the team title with a score of 16 points - the second-best team score in conference history. Their team points margin of 54 points was also second only to the 2000 championship when Greenville won by 55 points.

The Panthers will return to the cross country course at the NCAA Division III regional at Aurora on Nov. 12.

Courtesy of SLIAC